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2. Foundation for Endangered Languages - Wikipedia

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   The Foundation awards small grants (of the order of US$1,000) for all kinds of projects that fall within this remit. It also publishes a newsletter, OGMIOS: Newsletter of Foundation for Endangered Languages, and hosts an annual conference, with proceedings that are available as published volumes.

3. Ogmios - Wikipedia

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   Georges Dottin, Christian-Joseph Guyonvarc'h and Françoise Le Roux [] have proposed to derive the god's name derives from Greek ὄγμος (ógmos, "furrow, path"). [1] [2]: 233 Though Lucian tell us that Ogmios is the name of the god "in their native tongue", Guyonvarc'h and Le Roux believe it is possible the name may have been borrowed by Gaulish speakers from Greek in the parts of Gaul ...

4. Nick Cave - Wikipedia

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   Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957 [2]) is an Australian musician, writer and actor who fronts the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.Known for his baritone voice, Cave's music is characterised by emotional intensity, a wide variety of influences and lyrical obsessions with death, religion, love, and violence.

5. Perfect mirror - Wikipedia

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   A very complex dielectric mirror can reflect up to 99.999% of the light incident upon it, for a narrow range of wavelengths and angles. A simpler mirror may reflect 99.9% of the light, but may cover a broader range of wavelengths. Almost any dielectric material can act as a perfect mirror through total internal reflection. This effect only ...

6. Mirrors in Mesoamerican culture - Wikipedia

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   The Olmecs preferred to manufacture concave mirrors; this gave the mirror the properties of reflecting an inverted and reversed image. Larger concave mirrors could be used to light fires. These early mirrors were manufactured from single pieces of stone and were therefore of small size, rarely exceeding 15 centimetres (5.9 in) across. [3]

7. Madayi Kavu - Wikipedia

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   Madayikavu (Māḍāyik्kavu), also known as Thiruvarkadu Bhagavathi Temple, is a significant ancient Kaula Shakti shrine in Kerala, located near Pazhayangadi, [2] [3] Kannur. With a distinguished history spanning over two millennia, the Kavu (sacred grove) was administered by various regional dynasties. The Bhagavathi was revered by these ...